LORAIN — A 19-year-old Lorain woman was charged with petty theft and unlawful restraint after police allege she tied up a man and sent text messages stating she was going to kill him to the victim’s son.
Zhane Harris, of 713 W. 18th St., was arrested at the victim’s West 13th Street home after he called to report he awoke to find himself tied up with an extension cord about 7:57 a.m., according to Officer Rudy Arce.
Arce said he and Officer Efrain Torres arrived at the house and found clothes strewn across the front lawn and frozen vomit on the front porch leading into the home.
The officers found the victim and Harris, who appeared to be sleeping near a set of stairs.
The man told police, when he awoke, he found his feet bound with an extension cord and his son’s girlfriend, who helped him free himself by cutting the cord, in the home, according to Arce.
He said while free, he noticed a pack of cigarettes and $200 dollars missing.
While speaking with Harris — who appeared to be intoxicated — she told officers she arrived at the home about 3 a.m. and found the victim tied up and she cut the cord.
The victim’s son told police later in the day, he checked his phone and saw Harris sent a series of text messages from his father’s phone to him while he was at his new girlfriend’s house.
At 7:19 a.m., a text message was sent from the victim’s phone to his son’s stating “Naw (expletive) im bout to murder yo dad (expletive),” according to Arce’s report.
Four minutes later, the son received another message from his father’s phone reading “O u think im playhn im bout to tie him up n torture him,” the report said.
Harris was arrested on an outstanding warrant through the city of Lorain and charged with the theft and unlawful restraint.
Harris, who is currently at the Lorain County Jail on a $2,500 bond, is expected to appear in court Feb. 24, according to the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office.